Left Washington U. to serve in Navy; became fighter pilot on U.S.S. Enterprise during WWII. Sold cars after war, became sales manager for St. Louis Cadillac distributor. Backed by boss, took 50% pay cut to start own car-leasing business; offered rentals as temporary replacements for stolen, wrecked cars. Business boomed in 1970s after courts made insurance companies pay for replacement rentals. Today Enterprise Rent-A-Car sales exceed $9 billion. Son, Andrew, began working for dad "as soon as I could drive"; now chairman and chief executive. Daughter, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle, is president of charitable Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation. Increasing presence at airports; through holding company, bought Vanguard Auto Group, operator of National and Alamo car rental companies, for an estimated $1.2 billion earlier this summer.

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